Suggestions on best way to put Pax in closet?
Looking for suggestions on the best way to set up this closet in my kids room. (It had cheap builder-grade wire racks that I've removed, and I'm working on patching and repainting). Dimensions are: 35.5" deep 43" wide to the step, 54" wide total including the step 95.5" tall The little step thing is annoying but has stay because it contains the sloped ceiling of our staircase below it. I'm trying to figure out the best way to use space, and have so far landed on installing an IKEA pax against the back wall, then building shelves on the right wall (above the step). I've included the layout for the possible Pax cabinet in the photos. The pax is 39.25" wide. My baseboard in this closet is about 1.5" deep and 3.75" tall. I had considered doing a built -in look by constructing a base for the pax and trimming with baseboard and crown molding, but won't be able to do that because the height of the pax is so close to the height of the ceiling, so planning to just build the pax on the floor and leave the ~1.5" gap between the top and the ceiling. My questions: 1. Does this seem like a reasonably good plan for storage in this closet? I'm open to any ideas. Id rather not do completely custom built-ins primarily because I want drawers and don't have the expertise or time to build all of that 2. The pax is a few inches narrower than the space on the floor. Should I cut the baseboard on the left wall and push the pax up against the wall (leaving a few inches to the right of the pax between it and the step), or center it on the wall, leaving a small gap on the left and on the right? My only concern with pushing it up against the left wall is that I know from experience with this vintage house that nothing is plumb, so I'm guessing there will still be a gap there - any suggestions on how to deal with that if I do push it against the left wall? Any advice appreciated, thank you!!! submitted by /u/Cricket_15 [link] [comments]
| | Looking for suggestions on the best way to set up this closet in my kids room. (It had cheap builder-grade wire racks that I've removed, and I'm working on patching and repainting). Dimensions are: 35.5" deep 43" wide to the step, 54" wide total including the step 95.5" tall The little step thing is annoying but has stay because it contains the sloped ceiling of our staircase below it. I'm trying to figure out the best way to use space, and have so far landed on installing an IKEA pax against the back wall, then building shelves on the right wall (above the step). I've included the layout for the possible Pax cabinet in the photos. The pax is 39.25" wide. My baseboard in this closet is about 1.5" deep and 3.75" tall. I had considered doing a built -in look by constructing a base for the pax and trimming with baseboard and crown molding, but won't be able to do that because the height of the pax is so close to the height of the ceiling, so planning to just build the pax on the floor and leave the ~1.5" gap between the top and the ceiling. My questions: 1. Does this seem like a reasonably good plan for storage in this closet? I'm open to any ideas. Id rather not do completely custom built-ins primarily because I want drawers and don't have the expertise or time to build all of that 2. The pax is a few inches narrower than the space on the floor. Should I cut the baseboard on the left wall and push the pax up against the wall (leaving a few inches to the right of the pax between it and the step), or center it on the wall, leaving a small gap on the left and on the right? My only concern with pushing it up against the left wall is that I know from experience with this vintage house that nothing is plumb, so I'm guessing there will still be a gap there - any suggestions on how to deal with that if I do push it against the left wall? Any advice appreciated, thank you!!! [link] [comments] |
